Which to use
“div” is a noun and “divin” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,407
- “div” frequency rank
- #8,380
- “divin” frequency rank
- 35787
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | div | divin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Type de balise HTML servant à délimiter un bloc de texte d’une ou plusieurs lignes. | Qui est de Dieu, qui appartient à Dieu, à un dieu. |
Where the eye mixes div and divin
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between div and divin
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: div is \div\ while divin is \di.vɛ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “div” sits inside “divin”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35787, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
div is recorded at frequency rank #27,407, classified as anoun, pronounced \div\. divin is at rank #8,380, tagged as anadj, pronounced \di.vɛ̃\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 35787, this pair ranks #274,242 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of div vs divin
Shared letters: div. Private to "div": -. Private to "divin": n.
"div" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "divin" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- divin ← ddivin · diivn · divinn · divni · divvin · dviin · idvin
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "div" and "divin" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "div" or "divin" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "div" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "divin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #274,242 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "div" and "divin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "DCI vs div". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #274,242 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.